Justification:
Although the Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have had an impact on populations of this species, there is no evidence at this time to support this. Owing to its deep habitat it is unlikely to be affected by fishing except as unintentional bycatch or by dredging to habitat. This species is listed as Least Concern.

This species is found in deep-water habitats (Tucker 2010) where it lives between 100 and 300 m. Adults of the species typically grow to 40 mm although will normally be less than this (Rosenberg 2009). It lives in sand and mud habitats.

In common with all Conus spp this species is traded for the specimen shell collector market. It has limited availability but can demand very high prices (Rice 2007). However there are no quantitative data available on the number of shells removed and the high price is probably more a reflection of its deep water habitat and difficulty of gathering.

This species has a fairly wide distribution in the Gulf of Mexico but this coincides with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the U.S. states of Alabama, Florida and Louisiana and the population may have been negatively impacted. Any off-take will be caused by fishing by-catch.